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Name	Team	Age
Willie Smith	Retired (1969, Age 38)	Died (2004, Age 73)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 1 (1950)	CF	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League	0	17 years (85 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
71	47	87
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
84	85	72
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
62	57	31
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	39	5
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
67	100	100
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
1	0	9/7/1931
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	4	10
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)
98 (98.0 %)	75 (75.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1950	69	61	71	69	85	19	78
1951	75	65	74	73	87	24	85
1952	78	71	77	74	87	29	92
1953	81	72	80	77	91	36	96
1954	83	73	82	78	93	38	99
1955	85	78	83	79	94	43	100
1956	86	80	87	80	95	48	100
1957	91	81	88	81	96	50	100
1958	93	81	90	83	97	51	100
1959	93	82	91	83	97	53	100
1960	94	82	91	83	97	57	100
1961	94	82	91	83	97	59	100
1962	95	82	91	83	97	59	100
1963	95	82	91	83	97	59	100
1964	95	82	92	83	97	59	100
1965	95	82	92	83	97	60	100
1966	92	77	90	81	89	56	97
1967	89	71	90	76	89	55	96
1968	89	65	88	70	79	53	94
1969	87	65	87	63	72	50	91

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1969-11-01	Willie Smith has retired from the Pittsburgh Steel Workers
1969-09-10	Willie Smith of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1968-07-02	Willie Smith of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1967-06-30	Willie Smith of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1963-07-14	Willie Smith of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1962-07-25	Willie Smith of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1962-05-20	Willie Smith of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1961-11-01	Willie Smith now holds the league record for career stolen bases.
1959-05-24	Willie Smith of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1959-04-25	Willie Smith of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1958-07-14	Willie Smith of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1954-04-13	Willie Smith of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1953-04-01	The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Steve Thomas to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Willie Smith to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Bill Parrott to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Jimmy Keedy to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have designated Harry Hunter for assignment.
1950-04-01	The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Bump Bertoia to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Harry Hunter to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Jimmy Bolen to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Paul Mitchell to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Gary Hall to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Vito Newsome to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Bruce Mantei to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Terry Burkart to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Kent Brewington to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Neil Boskie to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Willie Smith to the minors. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Tommy Whitehill to the minors. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Claude Kaat to the minors. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Valmy Pasek to the minors. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Harry Bochtler to the minors. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Davey Goliat to the minors. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Bud Benton to the minors. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Fred Schupp to the minors. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Pat Hunter to the minors. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Mike Cruz to the minors.